Westside Village Residents to Rally Against Proposed 7-Eleven on Tuesday Evening

There has been mounting concerns from Residents that a (24-hour) 7-Eleven looking sell alcohol in the former Farm Boy space on Overland and Queensland will alter the character of Westside Village. Concerns being expressed include adding more in-and-out traffic to what is already a dangerous intersection; the sale of individual cans and bottles of beer will bring an unwelcome element to our neighborhood increasing litter from those who will park on our dark streets to drink; increased crime in the community that this type of 24-hour convenience store attracts; other established businesses in our community will be hurt by lost revenue.

The email support has been terrific, however the only way to persuade the City Council to reconsider letting another 7-Eleven move in to our area is to have a strong showing at the community meeting on Tuesday night.
If you are not able to attend, please email us your comments and concerns. Every email will be printed and taken to the meeting.
Yes, unfortunately that is Valentine's Day, but your presence is so important...it would be the best Valentine's Gift you could give your family and neighbors!


Mar Vista Park Recreation Center at Palms and Barrington/McLaughlin, Tuesday, February 14 at 7:00 PM



We are NOT looking forward to more of this in our neighborhood.

Solicitors in the area , red Expedition, AZ plate

A note from Officer Ceja
On Fri evening Feb. 10th, few calls were reported to LAPD dispatch of seeing a red Ford Expedition with Arizona Lic plate driving around West Side Village. Also was reported the passengers a white male with tattoo of star on his neck and white female knocking on residents doors and soliciting to sell books.
Fortunately officer Ceaj was in the area and was able to catch up with them while still cruising the area. He stopped them for questioning and it appeared they were not properly licensed to solicit or sell books in state of California, therefore were only warned and released, but were told to leave and not come back to Westside Village.
Officer Ceja, still encourages and thanks the residents to continue calling LAPD dispatch or 911 to report any suspicious activities.
Anyone with information regarding this crime please notify LAPD SLO Ceja at 310-622-3975 or call 877-ASK-LAPD

Auto Burglary

TYPE: Auto Burglary
WHERE: 3200 block of Selby
WHEN: Between 12:30am and 7:00am Thursday, February 2nd
SUSPECTS: -
CHARACTERISTICS: A resident reported both of their cars were broken in to overnight. A Garmin and change was taken.
Anyone with information regarding this crime please notify LAPD SLO Ceja at 310-622-3975 or call 877-ASK-LAPD

A note from SLO Ceja:
Just a friendly reminder, I have been working from 8 p.m to 6 A.M and I have come across vehicles in the westside village with valuables left in the cars in plain view. Please lets try to remove all items from plain view to discourage this thieves from coming into our neighborhoods.

Also if you own a 2005 or older Honda or Toyota , please do whatever possible to secured your car. If you have a steering wheel club lock, please use it. If you have the means to invest money in buying one please do.

In the surrounding neighborhoods, the choice of cars for these car thieves have been Toyotas and Hondas.

If you guys know anyone who has connections with someone who works in the locking/ or Club for steering wheels, please let me know.

Burglary Suspects Arrested

Thanks to some vigilant residents and construction workers on 3000-3100 block of Veteran, followed by quick respond of LAPD and air support, burglary suspect was arrested on 10/17/11.
Officers responded to a “Burglary Suspect Just Left” radio call at the above location. While uniformed officers were en route, plain clothes officers from the Pacific Area observed and detained the suspect in the area of Rose and Tilden. During the detention, the suspect admitted that he was at the location of occurrence.
This suspect was also responsible for two burglaries on Veteran Ave.
He was arrested for two counts of burglary.
Detectives will also pursue charges on the driver of the Range Rover that dropped the suspect off.
Anyone with any information , please call 1-877-ASKLAPD or officer Ceja 310-622-3975